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Piper at the Gates of Dawn

Artist: Mahonri M. Young, American, 1877-1957
Medium: Bronze
Dates: ca. 1916
Dimensions: 12 7/16 x 11 x 7 1/2 in., 16.4 lb. (31.6 x 27.9 x 19.1 cm, 7.4kg)
Markings: Incised on back of base along lower edge at corner, "ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y-"
Signature: Incised on front of ground below figure, "M. YOUNG"
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 2001.120
Credit Line: Gift of Henry Steinway Ziegler
Image: Overall, 2001.120_transp5375.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Seated figure of satyr with grotesque face and legs spread open; holds a pan flute to his mouth with proper left hand; sits on mound of roughly modeled earth atop rectangular base. Green patina overall. Condition: good.

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